The underlying message behind most modern technology – from personal devices and vehicles to next-day shipping and on-demand entertainment – is that our individual preferences are of utmost importance and that our will and desires are to always be trusted.
I try to follow certain rules and disciplines to push back on that message. Here are some of them:
I try to follow certain rules and disciplines to push back on that message. Here are some of them:
- Seek boredom and silence.
- Say no to yourself.
- Force yourself to wait.
- Observe a digital Sabbath.
- Fast often.
- Pursue challenges and hardship.